YTSEJAM Digest 3032 Today's Topics: 1) Dazed and Confused by "Heath A" 2) by email_address_removed (Jeffrey Falk) 3) First post in a while by Seth Hatlelid 4) Re: YTSEJAM digest 3005 by email_address_removed 5) Re: YTSEJAM digest 3002 by Netdial Residential Division 6) Re: chapman stick by email_address_removed 7) Re: YTSEJAM digest 3031 by "Richard A. Rivera" 8) Hey listen to me, only on the ytsejam, and math hurts by Über Cabe 9) Re: DT Thoughts by "Christopher R. Merlo" 10) Re: Backing Vocals by "Christopher R. Merlo" 11) what a 'tude! by email_address_removed (Bruce Forst) 12) Re: Backing Vocals by Netdial Residential Division 13) Some thoughts... by Lars Hellsten 14) Re: it's me again... by Isaac Sabetai 15) CDNOW by Lars Hellsten 16) Re: CDNOW by Netdial Residential Division 17) FII: Am I going crazy??? by "Peter Tatischev" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 12:43:14 PDT From: "Heath A" To: email_address_removed Subject: Dazed and Confused Message-ID: LAst night was one very interesting night. I went out to hang out with friends like any typical day, wearing the same old clothes that I normally wear. Last night it was an old Waking up the World t-shirt. But the weird thing was check this one out, 3 people in the streets said hi to me and commented aboutmy shirt and DT to me! I was like damn. Trst me guys, I was not at a concert or aclub, etc...I was just hanging out with friends, first at a diner and then a poolhall, and then a diner again...I wear this shirt and other DT stuff like 5 other shirts and a hat almost everyday and almost all the time no one ever says a word to me and last night 3 seperate people, all strangers come up and talk to me! It almost felt like I was in the twilight zone or something. Anyway, it sucks that I'm gay because 2 of them were girls and they were aruond mya ge and damn, one of them was hot! I was talking to the girl at a pool hall for like 10 minutes about DT and how she saw them in 1989 and how similiar she thinks they are to QR and her love of all the bands that I love. It was definitely a real cool night and to tell you the truth, I love the visablity that DT is starting to get these days! Could they finally be saying hi to me beasue of the new stuff that's starting to be played here on the radio? Who knows. I just know that I love it and hope it keeps up because I'll still be wearing my DT stuff. But for now, I'll just stay the same wasy that I've been since last night, Dazed and confused. later all and see you on IRC, Augie ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 15:46:15 -0400 From: email_address_removed (Jeffrey Falk) To: email_address_removed Message-ID: >i dont know im now im misunderstanding you... you mean youliked TTT's >cheesy 80's >intro better than pOA? No. After I sent the last message, I realized that I wasn't as clear as I would have liked to be. What I meant was that I like the original intro to "Status Seeker" better than "Puppies On Acid." I was saying that I like that general style and mood better than the style and mood of "Puppies On Acid." My point was that I am perhaps the most atypical list member who would be one of the most likely to be disappointed by _Falling Into Infinity_. I'd apologize for cluttering the list, but since I normally don't post that often, and I take up little bandwidth compared to many others, I won't. On a completely different topic: is anybody going to see Yes at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston on October 18? Does anybody want to go? If I go alone, my mother will have a stroke (which she almost had when she found out I went to see Kiss in Providence alone in March). Please send me a note if you're interested. Jeff Falk email_address_removed besides _Falling Into Infinity_, now playing on Jeff's stereo: The Beatles _Revolver_ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Sep 97 14:58:27 -0500 From: Seth Hatlelid To: Subject: First post in a while Message-ID: Hiya, It's just me, Seth Hatlelid, back on the jam Fun thing to do with the FII CD booklet: open to page one (the one with the fuzzy binoculars) now hold the picture up to the light. the people on the front cover come into view as if you were looking through the binoculars! Do the same on the back page (with the fuzzy Kevin Moore penis) and the third man on the posts comes into view clearly and so the photograph composite is a first person (you th viewer) looking past someone (fuzzy kevin penis) and looking at someone else (man in back). A little bit of don't look past me perhaps? Interesting stuff: Everyone seems to be comparing FII to HitNF by Queensryche. When I saw Derek and JP on their clinic tour, Derek tore HitNF to pieces, he hated it (or so he said because he also said that he hated Load in response to a question becuase I think that he thought it was what the audience wnated to here. About DT selling out. Derek said that Eastwest hated them and the only reason that Eastwest let DT have any controll over their own music was that DT was making money for them and Eastwest had no idea how, so Derek said that they get pretty much left alone becuase they were making money without any outside help and EW was afraid to screw that up. So I have a feeling that the new sound is a progression of DT's sound, not of Shirley's or Eastwest. About Derek: When I met him, he was about as nice as they come, very friendly, and he can wail like no other, bravo. like 'em About FII: Hated it a first, listened to it about about 70 times strait, can't get it out of my CD player without going into convulsions. Love it (except Anna Lee) About Mustaine: I also hear Mustaine in KJLB voice (especially in the "can't give a shit" line) and I love it. I do miss some of the vibrato but I feel that going without it at least for now is the best way to go. I know a lot of poeple who don't like prog who liked the music for DT but couldn't get inot it because of the HUGE vibrato. I think tha they realized that the vibrato was dating the music and putting people off. I do wish he used a little of it in a few songs though. AS a side note, Cryptic Writings (Megadeth) is the best album from these guys in years. In fact, this album put Megadeth in first place for my favorite band over DT when it first came out, althou FII has reversed that. I'd heavily recommend this album to any DT fan, these guys can play their asses of (although David Ellefson's bass playing has mellowed out too much) and all of the songs on the album are great, some even have keyboard! I hope the keys become a permanent addition to the 'deth lineup. That's all and it;s good to be back! "Music is the fruit of love and the food of the soul." Seth Hatlelid email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 15:58:50 -0500 (EST) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 3005 Message-ID: oh yeah, before I forget, I must say... I am very disappointed w/this cover. The liner notes, the disc itself, all works together. But the front cover stands out, to me, as pretty boring. I mean it takes more than just a bunch of infinity references and slightly hidden messages to be a good album cover, and I don't think this one holds a stick(candle?) to any of the Rush covers or the Division Bell cover. It's too damn placidfor me. ah well. josh email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 16:03:45 -0300 From: Netdial Residential Division To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 3002 Message-ID: email_address_removed wrote: although I didn't notice that, because *I* > thought New Millenium, especially the chorus, sounded like U2 on talent > steroids. Anyone else? i was commenting on that with my brother the time i first heard iot on real audio...the "i got this feeling... the tide is turning now baby" part..sounds like something off of "even better than the real thing" .from one of the later U2 albuims Hehe ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 15:00:45 -0500 (CDT) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: chapman stick Message-ID: a chapman sick is a ten stringed instrument. it has the four standard bass strings and the six standard guitar strings. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 16:08:56 -0400 (EDT) From: "Richard A. Rivera" To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 3031 Message-ID: On Sat, 27 Sep 1997 email_address_removed wrote: > And please, someone e-mail me about the following: > Where are Metal Edge magaizines sold (i.e. chain store that carry > it)? I can't find one. Metal Edge can be found in large bookstores (Broders, Barnes & Noble) or any decent newsstand. Look in the section with guitar magazines and the other, less worthy, music mags (Circus, Livewire). > And is Where Are You Now on the net somewhere? Where is it? > Go to www.cs.brandeis.edu/~mikeb/dt.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 15:38:17 -0700 From: Über Cabe To: email_address_removed Subject: Hey listen to me, only on the ytsejam, and math hurts Message-ID: > From: "S.D.D." > Subject: Falling back into the jam? > Thanks for the support, and remember - don't stop thinking for > yourselves! Yeah, what he said! ___ Only on the Ytsejam are moron-s saying "please think before writing" There's a song these lines somewhere... ___ > From: JB > Subject: I'VE FALLEN INTO INFINITY, AND I CAN'T GET UP!!!! > unsubscirbe mathematics_lecture ytsejam Yeah, those 2 paragraphs were so out there. Man, my head hurts when I start to think about...uh...stuff...like...yeah, something. I wish DT would come out with some real shit, so these math nerds would get off /our/ list. Über Cabe email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 16:30:06 -0400 From: "Christopher R. Merlo" To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: DT Thoughts Message-ID: > I've stuck my big toe in with a small post, but now, fuck it! It's time > to get brave, strip down and just jump right into the deep end. I like the way you think, Carol. Boys, I'll be in the deep end. > I love the fact that DT moves me like nothing else.....well maybe one > thing. Whoa, huh huh. Cool! > But personally, I can think of something better to do sexually with my > DT CD's! Um, you lost me here. > It's getting dark now, think I'll turn out the lights, crank up the DT > and....... I gotta go. John Hancock (huh huh) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Digital Man \|/ ____ \|/ "640 K ought to be enough email_address_removed "@'/ ,. \`@" memory for everyone." -Gates email_address_removed /_| \__/ |_\ "He won't need a bed http://www.cs.wm.edu/~cmerlo \__U_/ He's a digital man" -Peart ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maintainer of the Official Dream Theater Frequently Asked Questions List http://www.cs.wm.edu/~cmerlo/dtfaq.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 16:31:48 -0400 From: "Christopher R. Merlo" To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Backing Vocals Message-ID: > > I wonder if anyone know's of any way to distinguish who sings what on > > the accompanying parts > > Actually, I think this could make for some great FAQ content. Maybe get > a list of all of the new songs and which members sing backing vocals on > each one. What do you think, D-Man? Sure! These are the types of suggestions I'm looking for. I'm gathering as many ideas as I can, so I can send one huge e-mail to MP when I get the chance, and try to get as much of this stuff answered as possible before they go on tour. Keep the ideas coming! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Digital Man \|/ ____ \|/ "640 K ought to be enough email_address_removed "@'/ ,. \`@" memory for everyone." -Gates email_address_removed /_| \__/ |_\ "He won't need a bed http://www.cs.wm.edu/~cmerlo \__U_/ He's a digital man" -Peart ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maintainer of the Official Dream Theater Frequently Asked Questions List http://www.cs.wm.edu/~cmerlo/dtfaq.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 15:53:38 -0500 From: email_address_removed (Bruce Forst) To: email_address_removed Subject: what a 'tude! Message-ID: hey.. I was looking at the picture of James with my eyes kinda squinted.. and I thought " Hey he's flipping be off... the jerk!" Oh.. and I'm the man with no thumbs trying to hold those binouculars too...haha.. and tastless huh? Just trying to heighten the whole FII experience for all of us! .... bruce email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 16:51:39 -0300 From: Netdial Residential Division To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Backing Vocals Message-ID: Christopher R. Merlo wrote: so I can send one huge e-mail to MP when I get the> chance, and try to get as much of this stuff answered as possible before they> go on tour. Keep the ideas coming! oh..you just had to say that didnt you!!!!!! :) :) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 17:11:21 -0400 From: Lars Hellsten To: email_address_removed Subject: Some thoughts... Message-ID: Well, I finally got FII. My god, I'm so pissed I had to wait so long, but it made the final reward much better. Basically, I don't have a car, and neither of the 2 music stores on campus had the fucking album (one of which is an HMV, so I was sure they'd have it... but it must be the shittiest HMV in the world). So I ended up biking - since the transit system here has about 5 busses - to a mall 3-4km away today and found a store that had one copy left. I really miss living in a big city. Anyway, my reaction: FII FUCKING KICKS ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's different... but MY GOD, Trial of Tears blew me away! And Anna Lee is a GREAT song (I don't know how ANYONE could complain about it)! Why the hell isn't James writing more lyrics? And same with Myung. IMO, TOT and Anna Lee are the 2 best songs on the album lyric-wise. And I usually don't pay that much attention to the lyrics. Lines in the Sand of course is awesome too. Although I don't think Doug Pinnick's voice fits at all... in fact, the whole chorus doesn't really fit - that kind of ruined it a little, but otherwise it's great. TAMP, Hell's Kitchen, Hollow Years, Peruvian Skies, and New Millennium are all great as well. My impression of this album right now is that it's almost as good as I&W! And even if you were to cut out the songs I don't like (YNM, BMS, JLMB), the album would still be longer than I&W too. And James LaBrie... IS THE FUCKING MAN!!! This album is the best he's ever been, by far! On I&W, I don't think he wrote all the melodies, and was kind of trying to replicate Chuckie D's style a little. Awake was a bit of a bad experiment in places, but on FII, he's developed his own style, and the vocal melodies are incredible. Especially on TOT. And Anna Lee is one of the most beautiful DT songs ever (probably just behind "Eve"). And what got into Mike Portnoy's head? He goes totally nuts on some of the songs! I'll probably be flamed for this, but my only real problem with this album is the keyboards in some parts. Don't get me wrong, Derek is very good, and his style offers a lot of things Kevin's didn't, but during a lot of the instrumental sections, and the heavy parts of the album, it just seems like there's something missing. On I&W and Awake, on heavy songs like PMU, TTT, The Mirror, CIAW, etc. the keyboards really complimented the guitar. On FII, in those same places, the keyboards instead blend with the guitar (I know others have mentioned this as well). But IMHO, that takes a lot away from some parts... and makes them just sound like crappy generic heavy metal (ie. Megadeth, Metallica, or something). The end of PS is a perfect example, and there are places on YNM and BMS where there seems to be a bit of a void as well. But otherwise, this album is great! My first impression of FII is almost like my first impression of I&W was. Meanwhile, the first time I heard Awake I didn't like it very much. Awake ended up growing on me and now I think it's a really good album, although not an incredible one like I&W. It looks like this album could reach the same status as I&W though. It's definitely different, and definitely less "prog", but I don't what the fuck it is - it's awesome! One other thing: is it just me, or do a lot of the "heavy" parts of this album just not seem that good? Again this may be due to the change in keyboardists, but it seems like DT have matured a bit in their songwriting, and the softer/medium type songs are really awesome. I hope this trend continues, because I found some parts (the "Metallica/White Zombie" sounding stuff) to just be very bad. I wish they'd replaced JLMB, BMS, or YNM with Where Are You Now. Anyway, this was longer than I wanted it to be, but what the hell... I'm not going to be able to do anything productive for days, 'cause I'll be sitting here listening to FII non-stop! Can't wait for MetII!! ** Lars Hellsten ** ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Sep 1997 17:14:49 -0400 From: Isaac Sabetai To: Ytsejam Subject: Re: it's me again... Message-ID: > you see,if you asked anybody who'd hunged out with DT while the > writing of the majesty demos,I&W,awake and ACOS (producers,felow > musicians,technitions ,or anybody that was around!) he will tell you > that Kevin moore was the "man with the vision" and he was the man who > writen 80% of their stuff,and i know that for a fact! > Who is your source? I did a little math to see how much KM contributed lyrically when he was in the band. He wrote 33% of the lyrics. I omitted TTT and the instrumentals, since everyone contributed equally on those. It's also funny that in an interview KM admitted that DT was a guitar dominated band, and that he had to pick his spots to contribute. Somehow that does not go along with writing 80% of the material. > the > combination of melodic,the mood change in the songs,the strange > messures and all the other things DT stand for was invented by him! > and i know that there is traces of him on FII,because the other > members hunged out with him for like 6 years,and gotta learn > something from him.... > KM did not invent that stuff. All the members had the same basic influences and brought to the song writing. JP has said the Metropolis Pt. 2 is their most prog and intense song and KM had nothing to do with that. > and if someone even try to bring up the song SDV,you cn forget about > it,it's one of the best dream theater songs i ever heard > This makes no sense. Just because you like SDV means nothing in this discussion. SDV has very few trademark prog elements. It shows KM's new music style. I think had KM participated more on Awake, it would have sounded more like SDV, which is 180 degrees from every other song on Awake except The Silent Man. > and you > cannot compare it to shit like anna lee,and take away my pain(which > by the way,was written for JP father,but the lyrics and the music r > totally different things,it doesn't means that the song wasn't a sell > out just because he dedicated it to his father!) > Again you are using your opinions about whether you like a song justify how much input KM had. There is no correlation. It's like me saying SDV and Surrounded are the worst DT songs. It proves nothing. > the apearans of the desmond child didn't tell you anything???? > It says that DT wanted to be more radio friendly. But there is nothing wrong with that. If you look at the songs they played at the Uncovered Show, you will find out that Elton John, U2, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Queen and Journey are influences. Those bands are not considered prog and they either got or still get radio play. DT was never anti-pop. JP has said that some members listen to some pop and alternative music. Please think before writing. Isaac -- "It sounds diminished ... but it's not"- John Petrucci ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 17:17:43 -0400 From: Lars Hellsten To: email_address_removed Subject: CDNOW Message-ID: I got the following "update" from CD Now: > New Releases For September 23 > > R O C K > > Jackson Browne "The Next Voice You Hear" > Morphine "B-Sides And Otherwise" > Southern Culture On The Skids "Plastic Seat Sweat" > Gregg Allman "One More Try"* > Cream "Those Were The Days"* Gee... isn't there something wrong with this picture? Fucking assholes. ** Lars Hellsten ** ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 17:48:20 -0300 From: Netdial Residential Division To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: CDNOW Message-ID: Lars Hellsten wrote: > > I got the following "update" from CD Now: > Gee... isn't there something wrong with this picture? Fucking assholes. > > ** Lars Hellsten ** hehe i got the same thing.. funny thing is..(and i guess good) they have the album on sale..(not "on sale", but they sell it) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Sep 1997 01:55:49 +0400 From: "Peter Tatischev" To: Subject: FII: Am I going crazy??? Message-ID: So, I have just got my copy of FII and here is my own review..... When I was listening to the record for the first time I really thought: 'What does this all mean??? Do these guys really want to sell 3mln copies - this is really shit!!!', the album seemed totally xxxxxx for me.... But when a friend of mine arrived and we got to listen to it once again, I really found some interesting stuff there - and now, when I am listening to it for some fifth time - WOW, it's really cool. First of all, I would like to say that the album is really cool, but it is not Dream Theater - at least not what I expected from these guys, and this work can't be compared neither with I&W nor with Awake - it is really different, but still cool. The thing that I really disliked when listening for the first time was that LaBrie's voice is not clear - I mean he used some effects - and he really shouldn't use any - he has a wonderful voice and the songs that he recorded clearly sound much better vocally. Another thing is the BASS - whatever anybody says about Dave Prater (I mean that one can't hear bass on any of his records), but he really put the bass on its place and her it's driven in the very front, and because of this New Millenium sounds a little bit techno-alike (those who like the song, please forgive me, that's just MHO), I mean JM still plays great as he did before, just the bass part is too loud. And in some songs the bass reminds me of Red Hot Chilli Peppers (though Myung plays really better than Flea) - e.g The New Millenium. Drums are also recorded not the way they were on Awake and I&W - the snare is louder, and that also sounds like some alternative. I can't tell for sure about other instruments cause I ususlly play attention to the rhythm-section first of all, and inly then to all the rest. And also the lyrics.... As I wrote to the jam before, if there are any MP's lyrics the album is worth buying - and it really is Mike's JLMB lyrics is just great, so is BMS (I don't really like The New Millenium) - they are much better IMO than all JP's lyrics. And (please forgive me once more) I can say that JLB should not have written any lyrics - as he did on I&W and Awake - it's not really good, though I like Anna Lee's music really. And in the end a few good words for JM - his Trial Of Tears really reminded me of good old Dream Theater - like I&W, but still I didn't like the words much, and the music is just cool. Well, the conclusion is: THE MORE YOU LISTEN TO IT - THE MORE YOU LIKE IT!!!!! ======================================= Untie these strings, I'm climbing down I won't let them push me away Change Of Seasons, lyrics by Mike Portnoy Peter Tatischev email_address_removed ======================================== P.S: Hey... Can anybody copy and send me Kevin Moore's demos, if there is such a person - mail me privately, would really appreciate.... That's all... ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 3032 **************************